Terms of Service

These Terms shall apply to all persons who use or intend to use this Service (hereinafter referred to as "Users").

Users shall confirm the latest version of these Terms at their own responsibility each time they use the Service, and shall use the Service upon agreeing to these Terms. When a User uses the Service, it shall be deemed that the User has agreed to these Terms.

Users shall apply for user registration in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company. User registration shall be completed when the Company accepts such application.

Users shall bear their own responsibility for managing account information such as IDs and passwords (hereinafter referred to as "IDs, etc.") in this Service. The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused by inadequate management of IDs, etc., errors in use, or use by third parties.

1. The usage fee for this Service shall be the amount separately determined by the Company and announced or notified by posting on the Company's website or other methods.

2. Users shall pay the usage fee for this Service in accordance with the method prescribed by the Company.

3. If a User fails to pay the usage fee for this Service by the payment date prescribed by the Company, such User shall pay the Company a late payment charge at an annual rate of 14.6% from the day following such payment date until payment is made.

The Company may change or add all or part of the content of this Service without prior notice to Users. When the Company changes or adds to the content of this Service, the Company shall notify Users accordingly. The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to Users by such changes, etc.

The Company shall handle information entered by Users when using this Service (hereinafter referred to as "User Information") appropriately in accordance with the Privacy Policy separately determined by the Company.

1. Users shall not engage in any of the following acts or acts deemed by the Company to fall under any of the following in using this Service:

(1) Using information obtained through this Service beyond the scope permitted by copyright law (such as private use or use in the process of internal consideration); or disclosing or providing to third parties, or use as citations.

(2) Copying, duplicating, analyzing, decompiling, or reverse engineering software and programs contained in this Service.

(3) Acts that damage the Company's systems, networks, software, and programs by placing excessive load on the Company's systems and networks, or by transmitting harmful programs such as computer viruses.

(4) Acts that infringe or may infringe on the intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyrights, design rights, patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, and know-how) or other rights of third parties or the Company.

(5) Acts that infringe or may infringe on the privacy of third parties.

(6) Acts that cause or may cause disadvantage, economic, or mental damage to third parties or the Company.

(7) Acts that violate or may violate public order and morals.

(8) Acts for commercial purposes through or in connection with this Service without the Company's approval, or acts for the preparation thereof.

(9) Acts that interfere with the operation of this Service.

(10) Acts that damage the credibility of this Service.

(11) Using this Service by impersonating another person.

(12) Other acts that constitute commercial activities.

(13) Other acts that violate or may violate laws and regulations.

(14) Other acts that the Company deems inappropriate.

2. If a User falls under any of the items in the preceding paragraph, the Company may immediately terminate the use agreement with such User without prior notice.

All intellectual property rights, including copyrights, related to the software or programs of this Service belong to the Company or those who have licensed the Company, and the User's use of this Service does not mean the grant of a license to use such intellectual property rights.

Users shall keep confidential any non-public information disclosed by the Company to Users with a request for confidential handling in connection with this Service, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company in advance. However, the following information shall be excluded from the confidentiality obligation:

(1) Information that was publicly known at the time of disclosure by the Company.

(2) Information that became publicly known after acquisition by the Users without any cause attributable to the Users.

(3) Information that the Users can prove they already possessed at the time of acquisition.

(4) Information lawfully obtained from a third party having legitimate authority without any confidentiality obligation.

(5) Information independently developed or created by the User without using Company's Information.

1. The Company may, at its discretion, immediately suspend or interrupt all or part of the provision of this Service without prior notice to Users if it determines that any of the following circumstances exist:

(1) When performing maintenance, inspection, or updates of systems, software, or communication lines used in this Service, or when an urgent need arises.

(2) When it becomes difficult to provide this Service due to force majeure such as fire, power failure, or natural disasters.

(3) Other cases where the Company determines that a temporary suspension or interruption of this Service is necessary for operational or technical reasons.

2. The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to Users by measures taken by the Company under this Article, except in cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.

1. The Company makes no warranties whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, certainty, usefulness, etc. of the content of this Service and all information obtained by Users through this Service.

2. Except in cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, the Company shall not be liable to Users for any damages based on errors, inaccuracies, omissions, defects, delays, etc. in the information provided in this Service.

1. Even if the Company is liable for damages to Users, the Company shall not be liable for compensation exceeding the amount equivalent to 13 months of usage fees for this Service. However, this limitation shall not apply in cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.

2. If the provisions of these Terms exempting the Company's liability are contrary to laws such as the Consumer Contract Act, such provisions shall not apply.

The Company may amend the contents of these Terms at any time without obtaining the consent of Users. When the Company amends these Terms, the Company shall notify all Users by posting on the Company's website or other appropriate methods, including the fact of amendment, the contents of the amended Terms, and the effective date, and the amended Terms shall apply to all Users. However, for amendments that require the consent of Users under applicable laws, the Company shall obtain the consent of Users by the method prescribed by the Company.

1. The formation, validity, performance, and interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by Japanese law.

2. All disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.

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